Question

Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by :

• A. Ingesting faecal matter
• B. Eating imperfectly cooked pork
• C. Tsetse fly
• D. Mosquito bite

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Ingesting faecal matter

Ascariasis is an infection of the small intestine caused by Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides), which is a species of roundworm. The eggs of the round worm is usually found in faecal matter and pesticides. A person can get infected with ascariasis after accidentally ingesting the eggs of the A. lumbricoides roundworm.